The New York State DEC recently announced that hunters in the state harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-2025 hunting seasons. That figure includes 122,427 antlered bucks and 100,877 antlerless deer. Statewide, this represents a 9% increase in antlered buck harvest and a 3% increase in antlerless deer harvest from last season. However, the total deer harvest was slightly belo...read more

A Jamestown man with multiple bench warrants was taken into custody Saturday afternoon as a fugitive from justice. Jamestown Police pulled over a vehicle with a suspended registration on Washington Street shortly after 3:30 PM and identified the driver as 29-year-old Anthony Slaughter, Jr., who was found to have an active bench warrant out of the City of Jamestown and another bench warrant out o...read more

A New York State office dedicated to preventing gun violence has been codified into state law. This week, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making the New York State Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) permanent through the 2025-2026 state budget. OGVP, which was originally established by executive order in 2021, is housed within the Division of Criminal Justice Services and lea...read more

A six-year-old child in the north county is now safe after going missing for about two hours Saturday morning. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and State Police received a report of the missing child in the area of the BOCES LoGuidice Center on Fredonia-Stockton Road just after 10:00 AM. According to the Fredonia Fire Department, the child wandered into a wooded area and became separated f...read more

The 2025 Chautauqua County Historical Society Antique Show, formerly the Westfield Antique Show, is returning to Mayville later this month. Now in its 88th year, the annual show will take place at the Chautauqua Suites Hotel & Expo Center at 215 West Lake Road on Saturday, July 19th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, July 20th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event features antique furniture,...read more

It appears that the Village of Fredonia will make a determination by September what path it wants to take when it comes to its water service. That's according to Mayor Mike Ferguson, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program this week. Ferguson gave his update days after the Village Board okayed a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) for the option of obtaining its water from the City o...read more

As school districts across New York prepare for the enactment of a statewide bell-to-bell smartphone ban for the coming school year, a new website provides resources for districts to design their distraction-free policy. Governor Kathy Hochul says the site includes a policy FAQ, toolkit and examples that districts can use to design their policy, which must be published by August 1st under state la...read more

President Donald Trump used the White House's Fourth of July celebrations as the backdrop for his final victory lap over his massive spending bill. The President signed the legislation, which will bring massive cuts to government benefits such as Medicaid and increase funding for immigration enforcement, during the White House's military family picnic on Friday evening. "We're adding ...read more

A Civil Air Patrol cadet from Frewsburg recently received a prestigious award earned by only 3% of cadets nationwide. Amelia Matteson-Garza was presented the Amelia Earhart Award during a ceremony at the Jamestown Airport. According to the Civil Air Patrol, the Earhart Award marks completion of Phase III of the CAP Cadet Program, recognizing sustained excellence in all four areas of cadet life:...read more

Two Dunkirk residents are accused of resisting arrest in the city's Third Ward, with one of them also allegedly making a mess of a holding cell at Dunkirk Police headquarters afterward. According to Dunkirk Police, officers were called to the 400 block of Deer Street just before 6:00 PM on June 26th for a report of a disorderly subject. On arrival, they saw 22-year-old Arianna Thompson, who had ...read more